Alexis Nunes
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And I think that's what's been one of the most attractive pieces about her game and why she's been able to get herself into these positions, goal scoring positions that have been super successful for Arsenal as a whole.
And as we showed that graphic that Alessia Russo is at the top right now in terms of top scorers in the UEFA Women's Champions League, we're going to speak specifically about her a lot more now.
But Natalia, when you look tactically at this Arsenal, 11 wins in the last 13 games, as Ali says, it looks like they're peaking at the right time.
Tactically, though,
What have you noticed that can prove to us that maybe this is the real deal, that they can actually carry this form on and it's not maybe just a hot streak?
You see like that too, Ali, that they're more of a group now that this isn't just a hot streak and maybe they could, you know, drop off the next week, week after.
For sure.
I think that when everyone's healthy and you play this amount of games and you can use the entire team and all the depth that you have, it's been so remarkable for them to be able to
keep everyone healthy and in such, I think mentality also is key here, right?
But they're all fit, they're healthy, they're happy, they're confident.
And then you see that in their play.
And I think that's what has been separating them from a lot of the other teams.
And now they have to come up against a Chelsea.
So this is going to be such an exciting matchup, and I think mentality, the physicality part of the game, and I think structure, too.
You see Arsenal, they're able to go up against any opponent because of the structure that they have.
They're very patient on the ball, and they know their moments of when to attack and when to hold.
So that's been a little bit of a separation from what I saw them play as consistent last year.
Now, Ali used the word mentality, and we know that the mindset for these teams are everything.
We talk about mentality monsters like Barcelona that, you know, before they even step on the pitch, they already know that they are winners.
And we question that even though they got the win over Barcelona, Natalia, last time, did Arsenal really have that champions mentality to do this again?